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Travel cheaply in Italy

Italy has become one of the most expensive destinations in Europe. Here are my tips for travelling cheaply in today's Italy.
Travel during the off s...
NYC Restaurant Week 2008

NYC Restaurant Week is back for its summer session, offering New York City travelers deeply discounted prices at more than 230 top restaurants across ...
Madrid

Madrid may be lacking in architectural beauty compared with other major Spanish cities, but it makes up for this with its bou...
Montreal

Montreal's charm lies in its old-world atmosphere rather than its star attractions. Nonetheless, this city of immigrants has managed to carve out a pl...
Santa Ynez Valley, California

If you're looking for a better priced alternative for California's Napa Valley, head to Santa Ynez Valley to experience the same superb level of wine ...
The Farmhouse Table, Covent Garden, London

Saturday saw us in Covent Garden and at The Farmhouse Table, a restaurant I've been curious about for a while. It turns out to be a good choice at a r...
i'Toscano - great Tuscan food in Florence

We found this Tuscan restaurant in Florence on a local's recommendation for our anniversary dinner. It's a great choice for classical Italian food fro...
Piccolo Diavolo, Italian food in London's Soho

The 'Little Devil' is an appropriate name for a central Soho restaurant, and one of our favorites too. They always serve up great Italian food at dece...
How many bacteria are in those ice cubes?

We're all used to taking care when having water or ice cubes while in developing countries. But when the Chicago Sun Times published an article on i...
L'Express, french bistro in New York

This 24-hour french bistro is a staple of Manhattan nightlife and the last resort for many New York mid-town clubbers.
French food at L'Express
My w...
Cucina Italiana Paprika, New York

Brunch venue extraordinaire, Paprika is a heartily recommended visit in New York's East Village.
The brunch at Restaurant Paprika
On a lazy Sunday, ...
Watch out restaurateurs - eyeflare newsletter 10

It's been good and bad restaurants galore on eyeflare in the last month or so. I caused a stir with my exposure of rip-off tricks. Even Time Out joine...
Ripped off and pissed off by restaurants

The article on restaurant rip-off tricks hit a nerve with the people at Customers Suck. Though seemingly the point of the article didn't. So, here's a...
Exposing restaurant rip-off tricks

Recently, I've noticed restaurants are more often using underhanded tricks to rip off their patrons by inflating their bills. Here I go through some c...
Fancy a late night bit to eat?

Lunarama helps you find late night restaurants, cafes and food joints all over the USA. A great site for a midnight traveler.
Coffee and donuts...
Stockholm, Sweden

I'm soon traveling to my native Sweden with my wife, who hasn't yet visited the country. Here are the pages I'd like to share with her, and you, about...
Ganesha Restaurant, indian food in Paris

Parisian restaurants are very expensive and on our last night we we're a bit wiped out financially. This little indian place near Gare du Nord came to...
The English smoking ban begins on 1 July

A 24-hour stay in Central London makes you suck in enough pollution to equal 30 cigarettes. Starting 1 July 2007, smoking will be banned from restau...
Five eco-friendly travel habits

Travel means CO2 emissions unless you walk or cycle everywhere. While we all should reduce our travel miles, some of us have the bug and can't help ou...
Brasserie Niel, Paris

This Tunisian restaurant in the 17th arrondissement, near the Arc de Triomphe, is a good choice for great North African food and a reasonable cost. Op...
The Eiffel Tower, Paris

The Paris icon, the Eiffel Tower, is the most visited site in Paris and the best view over the ‘City of Lights’. A first visit isn’t complete without ...
Tate Modern, London

The Tate Modern is a must see destination for any visitor to London. Housed in the old Bankside Power Station, the building itself is the star of this...
Caffe Baci, Chicago

Out and about in Chicago it can seem hopeless to find cheap and good food. But within The Loop/Downtown area are several Caffe Baci coffee shops and r...
Waxy O'Connor's, Soho, London

In the heart of the West End, Waxy O'Connors is like no other bar. The fantastic features cathedral like timber carvings, stained glass windows, beaut...
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